🏗️ Architectural Benchmark — Framework Battle

WordPress vs Ghost

Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 160045 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.

WordPress
54
Avg ACRI Score
159697 sites analyzed
VS
Ghost
49
Avg ACRI Score
348 sites analyzed
🏆 WordPress wins 5 of 8 metrics (3 to Ghost, 0 ties)

📊 Visual Comparison

WordPress   Ghost

🎯 ACRI Score
54.4
48.7
🤖 AI Readiness
72.2
67.7
📊 Token Bloat
23.8×
7.7×
👻 Ghost Ratio
0%
0%
🏷️ Schema Coverage
1.2
1.0
📋 Schema Adoption
50%
3%
🔓 GPTBot Access
93%
97%
📐 Structure Score
8.4
3.9

The data is in: WordPress sites generally achieve better AI readiness than Ghost sites. Based on 160045 domains, WordPress wins 5 of 8 categories. WordPress sites average an ACRI score of 54.4 compared to 48.7 for Ghost—a meaningful 6-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. Ghost delivers a 68% leaner Token Bloat ratio (7.7× vs 23.8×), meaning AI systems can extract content more cost-effectively from Ghost-powered sites. This analysis is based on 159697 WordPress sites and 348 Ghost sites from our 100k-domain radar database. Implementation quality varies—scan your own site to see how you compare.

📋 Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric WordPress (n=159697) Ghost (n=348) Δ% Winner
🎯 ACRI Score 54.4WIN 48.7 10% WordPress
🤖 AI Readiness 72.2WIN 67.7 6% WordPress
📊 Token Bloat 23.8× 7.7×WIN 68% Ghost
👻 Ghost Ratio 0% 0%WIN 0% Ghost
🏷️ Schema Coverage 1.2WIN 1.0 17% WordPress
📋 Schema Adoption 50%WIN 3% 95% WordPress
🔓 GPTBot Access 93% 97%WIN 4% Ghost
📐 Structure Score 8.4WIN 3.9 54% WordPress

WordPress Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed159697
Avg ACRI54.4
Median ACRI56.0
ACRI Stddev±10.4
Avg Token Bloat23.8×
Median Token Bloat10.7×
Avg Ghost Ratio0%
Avg Schema Count1.2
GPTBot Blocked7%

Ghost Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed348
Avg ACRI48.7
Median ACRI49.0
ACRI Stddev±7.6
Avg Token Bloat7.7×
Median Token Bloat5.4×
Avg Ghost Ratio0%
Avg Schema Count1.0
GPTBot Blocked3%

🔍 How Does Your Implementation Compare?

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